St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
The Globes Readers Are Fur
nished With an Interest
ing Cable Letter,
In Which Everything From
the Tariff to War RumopS
Is Discussed.
Developments Regarding the
Workings Of Fair Trade
Combinations.
The Irish Question Reviewed
at Length--Mayor Sulli-
vans Predicament.

COpyrlgnt CdDle 10 Tue GlOUe.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-One result Of the
recent developments of the fair trade
controversy is that the truce which was
patched up last session among the ''fis-
cal reformers" is in danger of coming to
an end. There are practically three
sections of the party. The out-and-out
protectionists, who are sometimes
known as the Sheffield gang" advo-
cate an effective duty all round as the
only possible method of testing fair
trade theories or establishing a state
of things which would last for a twelve
month. Next is the party which advo-
Gates a ''small duty on corn," and
which used to look to Mr.. Chaplin as its
leader; and, lastly, the very weakened
section which favOrs a tentative duty
on manufactures, but shirkS taking the
food of the people" in any way. The
last named section has never command
ed either the confidence or respect of
the other two, and while itmight assent
to vague resolutions on the subject of
fair trade, it was always suspected of
being ready, in obedience to any kind
of party pressure, to fall back into the
ranks of the free traders. What is of
more importance, however, is the Obvi-
Gus split which has now taken place
among the ''small duty on corn" people,
who, till recently were much the most
numerous and influential of the
three sections. A considerable number
of these people have grown doubtful as
to the efficacy of their own remedies,
and shrink from counseling at present
anything more drastic; while others
h1x RI mr.
tectiOniStS.
THE EFFECT OF ALL THIS
in the view of leading prOtecti0niSts is
that the active fair trade party i'll the
house of commons will be less numer
Gus next session than they were in the
last, but much more united. 1t is i'm
pOrtant to note, too, that this split
among the prOtectioniSts marks line of
cleavage in the ministerial party gener-
ally. The ''Out-and-Out" men are as
body, lukewarm supporters of the I'm
iOnist alliance; and Mr.. GOSchen, the
unionist chancellor Of the exchange.
They include several aspirants to office
and number of men who are in favor
of settling the Irish question on "a DEM
ocratic basis" They will certainly not
be deferred from prosecuting their
''fad" next session by any of the consid
erations suggested by Lord Harrington
at the recent UniOnist conference re-
garding Ireland, and in fact collision
between them and their official leaders
appears inevitable. The report of the
home rule union, that the Irish are
heroic rulers, not SeparatiStS.
receives very emphatic support from
the fact that no leader of the Irish peO-
pie has ever advocated, or even SO much
as mentioned, any foreign policy for
Ireland. 1t has, therefore, caused some
surprise that whenever the baseleSS cpl
tibet ''separatists" has been flung at the
Liberals, no leader of the Liberal party
has called attention to this very elo-
quent fact. If there were even secret
desire for separation 1rishmen could not
keep their thoughts or their tongues
from giving expression to that policy
which would be by far the most import
ant in its consequences. But the sub
ject of Irish foreign policy which, if
separation was thought of, would tran
scend all other matters in interest, is
never referred to. 1t has
JUST LEAKED OUT
that the Tory government has had men
to carefully peruse back files of Chicago
newspapers, and papers of other parts
of the world, and that they have
searched in vain for any programme of
the foreign policy of Ireland in separa-
ton, or even in allusion to the foreign
policy of Ireland in any of the numerous
Speeches made by Irishmen or Irish
Americans during the past year.
1t would seem almost impossible to
have stronger evidence that the desire
of the Irish people is limited to the con-
troll of domestic affairs. The impriSOn-
ment of the lord mayor of Dublin may.
and probably will, lead to serious COM
plications. AS first-class misdemean-
ant, Mr.. T. ID. Sullivan is allowed to re-
ceive visitors daily. Arrangements for
committee, of the Dublin corporation, of
which the lord mayor is chief. Mr..
Sullivan has then right, if he chooses
to use it, to visit every person in the
Jail by virtue of his Office as lord mayor,
and any attempt to prevent his doing
so is held to be illegal, and will be
made question at law. But that is
not the only complication arising out of
the Imprisonment of the chief magiS-
trate of the Irish capital. His year of
Office expires the LIST of January, when,
in accordance with ancient custom, he
HANDS over his chain and other insignia
of office to his successor. Mr.. Sullivan
will still be in durance the I'd of Jauu-
airy, when the investment of Mr.. Sexton,
NJ. P, with the insignia of his office
will take place. The outgoing lord
mayor cannot 60 to the city hall, and
therefore cannot formally give up his
Office. The suggestion made to meet
the difficulty is that the corporation
shall accompany the new lord mayor to
TullamOre prison, and there
IN sULLIvAN's CELL,
fhn irnon
speeches and all. In that case all the
trade, temperance and friendly sOcie-
ties, with banners and bands will form
the mayoral procession and conduct MIR.
Sexton to the prison with such magni-
tude of demonstration as Dublin has
seldom witnessed. 1t is of course open
to Mr.. Balfour to proclaim the process
sion and to prevent the corporation
from visiting the prison for the trans
action of business. The result is
awaited with the keenest interest.
Mr.. Gladstone is in very good health,
but his voice is not at all in condition to
enable him to speak in public. Hence
he has been persuaded by some of his
friends who think that the result will
be good to take few weeks rest in a
milder climate before the meeting of
parliament and he will leave Hawarden
next week for Venice. On the
opening of the session his pres
ence will be urgently needed
and he Is most anxious to be able to
be in his place. 1t is known that the
government proposes to occupy con-
with the rules of procedure. No plans
are vet made by the Liberals, but it is
understood that Mr.. Gladstone cOncurs
In, tho opirinn fhof tho a0ntQm ntu0ne